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as in came
to come near or nearer
the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go
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as in surfaced
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
let me know if anything else comes up during the project
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Recent Examples of came up
The Brewers hosted the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, and at the top of the first inning, Misiorowski came up against Phillies leadoff hitter Kyle Schwarber.
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
While most college broadcast-journalism programs tend to encourage would-be talent to ditch their regional accents in favor of a more neutral, untraceable delivery, TV pros who came up in the bigs aren’t subject to that sort of verbal nullification.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026
Just after 9 o’clock that night in March 2025, a hooded stranger emerged from the dark, came up behind the group that had just left the gym, pulled a gun and opened fire.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Her mender Tria Connell came up with a fashionable solution.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Eventually one of RevMed’s chemistry teams came up with a way to use the glue concept to block all forms of the bad protein.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Then, Chambers came up behind Allen, ordered him to step away from the truck, grabbed his wrist and forced him to the ground.
—Rose Evans
updated May 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
Also loved seeing her, post-club, smoking a cigarette out the window as the sun came up, draped in one of Deborah’s leopard coats.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 29 May 2026
When Edwards came up against Page in 1947, the tying run was on deck in the top of the ninth.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
While most college broadcast-journalism programs tend to encourage would-be talent to ditch their regional accents in favor of a more neutral, untraceable delivery, TV pros who came up in the bigs aren’t subject to that sort of verbal nullification.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026
Just after 9 o’clock that night in March 2025, a hooded stranger emerged from the dark, came up behind the group that had just left the gym, pulled a gun and opened fire.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Her mender Tria Connell came up with a fashionable solution.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Eventually one of RevMed’s chemistry teams came up with a way to use the glue concept to block all forms of the bad protein.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Then, Chambers came up behind Allen, ordered him to step away from the truck, grabbed his wrist and forced him to the ground.
—Rose Evans
updated May 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
Also loved seeing her, post-club, smoking a cigarette out the window as the sun came up, draped in one of Deborah’s leopard coats.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 29 May 2026
When Edwards came up against Page in 1947, the tying run was on deck in the top of the ninth.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came up
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Howard said that since the fraud allegations surfaced in the fall, many victims have been pressed by the county’s lawyers to buttress their claims of abuse.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The significance of the first PC debut surfaced once EA's subscription infrastructure tipped it off.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Prince, however, approached his hypersexual image slightly differently.—
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson,
VIBE.com,
7 June 2026
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Actresses Olivia Wilde and Cynthia Erivo, as well as athletes Lindsey Vonn and Olivier Giroud, were photographed in the paddocks as the start approached.—
Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
7 June 2026
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But serious problems with the House bill quickly arose.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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The strange case of Scary Movie 5 arose during conversations with both Faris and Hall for Entertainment Weekly's Scary Movie cover, ahead of the film's June 5 premiere.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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Rarely translated into English, but revered in Japan for the purity of her classical language and her status as the country’s first professional woman writer, Ichiyo Higuchi drew on her own short life in a poor Tokyo neighbourhood to inspire her work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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The interiors drew on local textiles, the cabin libraries were chock-full of books on local flora and fauna.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
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Video has emerged that appears to counter the Israeli military’s account of an incident in which a soldier opened fire on a car carrying a family and killed their 7-month-old baby Sam Abu Haikal.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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The zoning maneuvers have emerged in the wake of IBM’s decision to shut the Almaden complex and move its researchers and workers a few miles away to IBM’s Silicon Valley Lab at 555 Bailey Rd.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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The establishment was ordered closed until a licensed pest service could treat the premises and cleaning and sanitization could take place.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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The Strait of Hormuz will be closed until further notice after multiple incidents surrounding the waterway, Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority has said.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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What happened that day at the lake?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The Port Authority of Allegheny County Police said Wednesday that Devante Clark, 31, was arrested in Downtown Pittsburgh and charged in a stabbing that happened in early May on a bus along the East Busway near the Homewood Station.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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“Came up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20up. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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